I wish more countries would - at least cities wouldn't be "designed" by bunch of developers fighting against each other for cash, building tons of useless buildings, destroying parks and public spaces. Cities I know could use some order and effective design.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AYE3w5TWHs (skip to the second half)
It seems a creative, yet more balanced environmentally and humanly, way to conceive buildings (and in the large, cities).
Were the city builds part of economic stimulus? Yes, of course.
However China also has a goal to move 250-350 mm citizens into urban living by 2025.
Here's a 2009 report on the subject:
http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/urbanization/preparing_for_...
Without being rude, my link is substantially more weighty / less noisy than yours.